Raiders sign tackle Tony Hills

The Raiders, whose offensive line struggled mightily in their last preseason game, have signed ex-Bills tackle Tony Hills, the team said Tuesday.

In a corresponding transaction, the Raiders waived/injured kicker Eddy Carmona.

Hills, 28, has appeared in 10 regular-season games since entering the NFL with Pittsbrugh in 2008. He played in six regular-season games for Indianapolis in 2012, starting one game as an extra tight end.

The Bills released Hills, whom they signed in July, on Sunday.

Hills could compete for a reserve role with the Raiders, who allowed seven sacks in Friday’s preseason loss at New Orleans. The club recently lost starting left tackle Jared Veldheer to a triceps injury that is likely to cost him at least part of the season, leaving Alex Barron as the current starter on the left side.

nflfolly says:
Aug 20, 2013 3:02 PM
Another pathetic signing by the GM . Raiders please get a real GM that can turn this team around.

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Obviously. I feel like we should hire Harry Potter as GM so he can make great signings appear out of thin air – or at least use his magic wand to create free agents that don’t exist. You’re really onto something there. Wait a minute – are you… him?

wow, all the hate on Barron…I will still keep an open mind when it comes to him. I do know he was beaten badly when the saints did a stunt blitz on the right side which left him one on one on the left side with no one in the backfield, but with the right play call, they could have thrown a screen to DMC who would have had 20 yards of green grass.

Also still waiting on our 2nd round pick Watson, and see what he has to offer. In all reality it should have been Vehldeer on the left, and Watson on the right.